菲律宾前独裁者马科斯遗体下葬英雄墓园

AS IT IS 2016-11-19 Former Philippine President Marcos Buried with Military Honors 菲律宾前独裁者马科斯遗体下葬英雄墓园

Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was buried Friday with military honors at a cemetery¹ for national heroes.

His wife Imelda and their children attended the burial at “Cemetery of Heroes” in Manila.

A police official told the Associated Press that Marcos’s body was flown to the capital Thursday from his home province of Ilocos Norte.

The official described the burial service as a “simple, family” ceremony. Family members and military officials followed the body as it was taken in a horse-drawn carriage to its final resting place.

The ceremony included a 21-gun military salute³. Imelda Marcos was given the Philippine flag that covered the coffin⁴.

The burial was kept secret from the public. Groups representing victims of Marcos’s rule opposed having his remains⁵ moved to the cemetery. Other former presidents, military leaders and artists are buried there.

No protests were reported at the cemetery, where thousands of riot police and soldiers stood guard. But protesters gathered in other parts of Manila. Some burned pictures of Marcos.

The Philippine Supreme⁶ Court approved the burial, which President Rodrigo Duterte also supported. Several groups had gone to court seeking to stop it.

Marcos ruled the country for more than 20 years. His administration was accused of widespread corruption⁷ and human rights abuses. Family members have denied wrongdoing during his rule.

Marcos was removed from office in 1986 when the army supported what was called a “people power” rebellion. He later fled the country.

Marcos died in 1989 while living in exile with his family in the American state of Hawaii. In 1993, his body was flown back to the Philippines.

Marcos’s oldest daughter Imee is the governor of Ilocos Norte province. She thanked President Duterte for supporting the burial in Manila.

“My beloved father's last will to be buried with fellow soldiers was fulfilled today," she said.

Duterte had said it was right for the former president to be buried at the Manila cemetery “not because he was a hero, but because he was a Filipino soldier.”

Marcos served in the Philippine army and was a guerrilla leader against Japanese occupation forces during World War II.

Philippine Vice² President Leni Robredo opposed the burial and criticized the secrecy⁸ of the ceremony. She compared the process to “a thief in the night.”

“This is nothing new to the Marcoses - they who had hidden wealth, hidden human rights abuses and now hidden burial - with complete disrespect for the rule of law,” she said.

Words in This Story

cemetery – n. place where dead people are buried

salute – n. sign of respect given to high-ranking military officials

coffin – n. box used to bury the body of a dead person

fellow - adj. used to describe people who belong to the same group or who have shared experiences

thief - n. person who steals things

1 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

4 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

8 secrecy   

n.秘密，保密，隐蔽

参考例句：

• All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
• Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。